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2004 Bandy World Championship

Tournament details
Host countries	Sweden  Hungary
Dates	1 – 8 and 25 – 28 February
Teams	11
Final positions
Champions	Finland
Runner-up	Sweden
Third place	Russia
Fourth place	Kazakhstan
Tournament statistics
Games played	31
Scoring leader(s)	Ari Holopainen, Finland (10 points)
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The 2004 Bandy World Championship was a competition among bandy playing nations. The men's tournament was played in Sweden on 1–8 February 2004 for Group A and Group B was played at the City Park Ice Rink in Hungary on 25–28 February 2004. Finland won the championship for the 1st time. Eleven bandy playing countries participated in the 2004 championships: Finland, Kazakhstan, Norway, Russia, Sweden (group A) and Belarus, Canada, Estonia, Hungary, Netherlands and United States (group B).

Results

Finland became champion. For the first time ever the championship went to a team other than Soviet Union/Russia or Sweden.

Group A

•  Finland
•  Sweden
•  Russia
•  Kazakhstan
•  Norway

First round

• 1 February

Sweden–Kazakhstan 14–2

Russia–Norway 6–3

• 2 February

Kazakhstan–Russia 3–10

Sweden–Finland 7–1

• 3 February

Finland–Norway 5–3

Sweden–Russia 4–3

• 4 February

Kazakhstan–Norway 4–4

Russia–Finland 3–4

• 5 February

Finland–Kazakhstan 3–7

Sweden–Norway 6–6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Sweden	4	3	1	0	31	12	+19	7
2	Russia	4	2	0	2	22	14	+8	4
3	Finland	4	2	0	2	13	20	−7	4
4	Kazakhstan	4	1	1	2	16	31	−15	3
5	Norway	4	0	2	2	16	21	−5	2

Final round

Semifinals

• 7 February

Sweden–Kazakhstan 10–3

Russia–Finland 3–4

Match for 3rd place

• 8 February

Russia–Kazakhstan 5–2

Final

• 8 February

Sweden–Finland 4–5 (aet)

Group B

•  United States
•  Belarus
•  Hungary
•  Canada
•  Netherlands
•  Estonia

First round

• 25 February

Canada–USA 3–4

Hungary–Estonia 2–3

Belarus–Netherlands 7–0

Estonia–Canada 2–6

Hungary–USA 1–10

• 26 February

Belarus–Estonia 2–1

Netherlands–USA 0–12

Belarus–Canada 3–2

Estonia–USA 0–10

Hungary–Netherlands 4–1

• 27 February

Hungary–Belarus 4–2

Netherlands–Canada 1–6

Belarus–USA 1–6

Netherlands–Estonia 0–6

Hungary–Canada 3–3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	United States	5	5	0	0	42	5	+37	10
2	Belarus	5	3	0	2	15	13	+2	6
3	Canada	5	2	1	2	20	13	+7	5
4	Hungary	5	2	1	2	14	19	−5	5
5	Estonia	5	2	0	3	12	20	−8	4
6	Netherlands	5	0	0	5	2	35	−33	0

Play-off matches

Match for 3rd place

• 28 February

Hungary–Canada 5–1

Final

• 28 February

USA–Belarus 7–0

References

1. The entire final
2. The decisive goal
3. "Bandysidan.nu - Evenemang". Archived from the original on 2016-04-03.

• Bandy World Championships
• 2004 in bandy
• 2004 in Swedish sport
• 2004 in Hungarian sport
• International bandy competitions hosted by Sweden
• International bandy competitions hosted by Hungary
• February 2004 sports events in Europe